Brentford progressed to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup courtesy of a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over Aston Villa, following a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes.
Hakon Valdimarsson - who had gifted Harvey Elliott the opener just before the break, ending Villa's run of 509 minutes without a competitive goal - was the hero for Keith Andrews' men, producing two brilliant saves to deny John McGinn and Matty Cash.
Mikkel Damsgaard rolled in the Bees' fourth penalty to send them into the next stage of the competition for the fourth time in six seasons.
#### When is the Carabao Cup fourth round draw?
* The draw for the fourth round will take place live on Sky Sports on on Wednesday September 26, following the conclusion of the third-round tie between Port Vale and Arsenal.
* Ties will be played during the week commencing October 27.
Brentford had to soak up plenty of early pressure from their opponents who, after drawing a blank in their first four Premier League games, were beginning to grow desperate for a goal. But, crucially, they struggled to create anything of note in attack, as the home fans taunted their barren spell.
Andrews' side came close when Sepp van den Berg's free header was brilliantly tipped over by Marco Bizot, while Dango Ouattara raised pulses with some encouraging runs down the right-hand side.
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Hakon Valdimarsson produced a huge error which was pounced on by Harvey Elliott who scored his first goal for Aston Villa and their first of the season
But it was Villa who broke the deadlock just before the break. McGinn won the ball high as the hosts were caught playing out from the back and fed Elliott, whose shot went through Valdimarsson's hands, through his legs and into the back of the net.
The run without scoring a competitive goal, which stretched all the way back to May 16, when Boubacar Kamara scored against Tottenham, was over.
#### Brentford vs Aston Villa team news
* Nineteen-year-old Benjamin Arthur was handed his senior debut by Brentford head coach Keith Andrews.
* Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho made their full debuts after arriving on loan from Liverpool and Man Utd on Deadline Day.
Debutant Jadon Sancho - who joined on loan from Man Utd on Deadline Day - struck the outside of the post early in the second half, just before Brentford levelled in stunning fashion.
Their late equaliser against Chelsea on Saturday came from a long throw as did their equaliser in this game. Pau Torres' header on from Frank Onyeka's delivery dropped kindly for Aaron Hickey, who struck a sweet first-time volley into the top-left corner.
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Aaron Hickey scored his first Brentford goal with a sublime volley
With neither side able to force a winner, the game went straight to penalties. The shoot-out started in nightmare fashion for the visitors, as Valdimarsson dived low to his right to keep out McGinn's effort.
Each of the next four penalties hit the back of the net, but Brentford edged closer to victory when the Icelandic goalkeeper produced another strong stop to push Cash's effort around the post - and they wrapped it up shortly after when Damsgaard stayed cool under pressure to roll home the decisive spot-kick.